Automatic hog-waterer.



c. 'PBLMULDER.

AUTOMATIC HOG WATBRER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 10, 1908.

913,158. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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UNITE CHARLES PELMULDER, OF GRANT CITY, IOWA.

AUTOMATIC HOG-WATERER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs PELMULDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grant City, in the county of Sac and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Hop vv aterers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the automatic hog waterer for which UnitedStates Letters-Patent No. 846,424 were granted to me March 5, 1907, andconsists in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts ashereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view that shows a drawer adapted to inclose alamp or other heating devlce for preventing water freezing in the troughin extremely cold weather. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the trough andshows my new way of constructing and operating a valve for filteringwater and rcgulating its flow from a tank into the trough and otherimprovements. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the valve and valveoperating mechanism.

The numeral 10 designates a trough that may vary in dimensions asdesired. It has an extension 12,. at one end that is adapted to admitthe noses of animals as required to drink water therefrom. One end ofthe covered trough has an aperture 13 that allows water to fiow into itthrough a supply pipe composed of two parts 14 and 15. The part 14 isfixed in the aperture in the trough and the part 15 is connected withthe other part 14 by a coupling a and extended into a tank 16, or sourceof water supply and terminating in a filter 17.

An elbow-shaped valve support, 18, is connected with the inner end ofthe pipe 14, as required for pivotally connecting a tapering valve 19,on the stem 20, and a float therewith as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Afloat-support 21 is made of a single piece of wire by bending one endportion into an arch 22 that will project downwards while the otherstraight end portion 23 extends horizontally and is connected with afloat, 24, preferably a bottle, by means of a collar 25, fixed to thewire and clamped fast to the float by means of a screw bolt and nut, asshown in Fig. 2, or in any other suitable way that will allow the riseand descent of the float to ac- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 410,697.

tuate the valve 19 fixed to the arched part 22, to open and close theouter end of the part 14 of the supply pipe. The valve is preferablymade of rubber and fixed to the stem 20. The valve support 18 mustnecessarily project above the pipe 14 and the float carrier 21 curvedownward in order to produce an operative device within the trough.

It is obvious when a sufficient quantity of water has entered the troughto elevate the float 24 into position, as shown in Fig. 2 and to allowthe extension 12 to be filled, as required to allow animals to drinktherefrom, the valve 19 will engage the pipe 14 and close it.

A dead air chamber 27 is provided contiguous to the top of the extension12, as shown in Fig. 2, or in any suitable way, to prevent water fromfreezing. A drawer 28 is fitted in the side and lower part of the trough10, as shown in Fig. 1, for placing a lamp, or other suitable heatingdevice therein, when it is extremely cold, to prevent water fromfreezing. It is also obvious a tank heater may be placed in theextension 12 of the trough for the same purpose. A partition 29 is fixedin the lower part of the trough in rear of the dead air chamber 27.Connected with the dead air chamber, the side walls of the trough andthe partition is a perforated metal strip 30, as shown in Fig. 2, or inany suitable way, in such a manner that water must flow through theperforated metal strip and is strained to enter the part 12 so that thewater that enters the part 12 will be purified by means of the strainer.A plug 31 fitted in an aperture in the lower portion of the partitioncan be withdrawn for allowing water to flow through the partition andcarrying off sediment and stale water from the trough.

In the practical use of my invention during cold weather I place manure,ground or other suitable material around and over all of the troughexcepting the extension 12 from which animals will drink. The dead airchamber 27 contiguous to said extension and in front of the partition 29over which water flows from the trough into the extension, willmaterially aid in preventing water from freezing and closingcommunication between the trough and the extension.

Having thus set forth the purposes of my invention and described theconstruction and manner of use, its practical operation and utility willbe understood by persons familiar with the art to which it pertains.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In a trough for watering hogs, a cover fixed on the main portion ofthe trough, an extension at one end of the trough accessible to animalsfor drinking therefrom, a dead air chamber in the upper portion of thetrough and extending down into the water, a partition in the lowerportion of the trough and back of the dead air chamber having anaperture and plug therein and a strainer between the partition and thelower end of the dead air chamber, arranged and combined to operate asset forth.

2. An automatic hog Waterer comprising a covered trough, an extension atone end of the trough to allow an animal access to Water therein, a deadair chamber, a partition at the lower end of the dead air chamberrovided with an aperture and plug at its ower end and filter at its top,a supply pipe extended into the trough, a valve and stem in the pipe, abearer projecting up from the inner end of the pipe, a float carriercurved downward and pivotally connected with the top of the bearer, acollar on the end of the carrier and a float fixed to the collar,arranged and combined to operate as set forth.

CHARLES PELMULDER.

Witnesses VVM. HOOK, G. F. BARTO.

